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Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has chosen the Trent 700EP to power a further eight Airbus A330 aircraft.
Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, the market leader on the Airbus A330, have powered the first scheduled flight of Aeroflot’s new A330-200, marking the Trent aero engine’s entry into service in Russia.
Rolls-Royce marked 50 years of partnership with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation - the longest partnership in business aviation
The first commercial flight of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered Airbus A380 to North America, operated by Australia’s flag carrier, Qantas, arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) today.
Orlando, FL – Berwind, a private investment management company, has signed the first long-term CorporateCare® agreement to support its Rolls-Royce BR725-powered Gulfstream G650 –scheduled for entry-into-service in the second half of 2012.
Rolls-Royce, the world's leading provider of engines for business jets, today announced that it has signed 150 new CorporateCare® contracts to-date.
Rolls-Royce, announced today that XOJET, one of the world’s fastest growing private aviation companies, has enrolled its entire fleet of 48 Rolls-Royce powered Cessna Citation X aircraft into the company’s CorporateCare® services program.
The first Trent 700-powered Airbus A330 entered into Avianca’s fleet today, marking the entry of the first new Rolls-Royce Trent in Latin merica.
Rolls-Royce announced today (19 September) that Qantas Airways has ordered Trent 900 engines to power eight additional Airbus A380s, in a deal valued at more than $575 million. This brings Qantas’s Rolls-Royce powered A380 fleet to 20 aircraft.
Rolls-Royce has received its first order for Trent XWB engines from a France-based carrier, with the Air Caraïbes order for three Airbus A350-1000 XWB aircraft. The engines will be backed by a long-term TotalCare® agreement, bringing the combined engine and services package value to more than $250 million at list prices.
Rolls-Royce today announced the launch of a new turboprop engine, the RR500, the company's fifth new civil engine program in 24 months. The announcement exemplifies the company's strategy of creating new market opportunities by expanding its portfolio of engines, the most extensive in the aerospace industry.
Rolls-Royce announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rotorway International to discuss future RR300-powered helicopter applications.
The Turbine 340, a new Rolls-Royce Model 250-powered executive transport aircraft, was unveiled today by O&N Aircraft Modifications, Inc. at the Rolls-Royce exhibit at EAA AirVenture.
Rolls-Royce made strong progress in the first half of 2008, again increasing both underlying profit and earnings per share.
Rolls-Royce announced today that AWAS, one of the world’s largest aircraft lessors, has selected the Trent 700 to power up to six Airbus A330s.
Rolls-Royce announced today that specialist leasing company LCAL has selected Trent 1000 engines to power five more Boeing 787-8 aircraft in a deal valued at more than $170 million.
Rolls-Royce said today that it had reached an agreement with Asiana Airlines of South Korea to supply Trent XWB engines for 30 firm and 10 option Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. Asiana will be the first Korean customer for the Trent aero engine.
Rolls-Royce has begun testing Trent 1000 development engines at the facilities of programme partner Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) in Akashi, Japan.
Qatar Airways has signed a long-term TotalCare® agreement to support its fleet of four Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered Airbus A340-600s and one VIP-configured Airbus A340-500.
Rolls-Royce and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), the business development and investment company located in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, today announced the launch of a new joint venture company to serve the rapidly expanding Middle East aviation services market.
Rolls-Royce has increased the strength of its future aftermarket revenues and extended its customer service offering, as a result of agreements reached at Farnborough Airshow this week.
Rolls-Royce is displaying some of the latest technology from its broad portfolio of products for both its civil and military engine sectors at the Farnborough International Airshow (Hall 4, Stand G17, July 14 – 20, 2008).
This quarterly news round-up from Rolls-Royce plc demonstrates the breadth of the Group’s portfolio and its increasing access to global markets.
Rolls-Royce announced today that it has established a joint venture company with GKN Aerospace to carry out research and development into the use of composite materials in aero engine fan blades.
The newest Rolls-Royce aero engine, the BR725, was the key exhibit when Chancellor of Germany, Dr Angela Merkel, today visited the company’s stand (Hall 8, Booth 8302) on the opening day of Berlin Airshow ILA2008.
Rolls-Royce today predicted continued growth in business jet deliveries through the remainder of the decade and forecasts an engine market worth $110 billion over the next 20 years, with medium and large business jets dominating in terms of aircraft and engine value.
Rolls-Royce announced today that THAI Airways International had selected the Trent 900 to power its fleet of six Airbus A380s in a deal valued at $500 million at engine list prices.
Rolls-Royce, the world’s leading engine supplier for business jets, has successfully completed the first run of its BR725 engine at its facility in Dahlewitz, Germany. The selection of the engine to power the new Gulfstream G650 aircraft was announced last month.
Rolls-Royce announced today that Sichuan Airlines has chosen Trent 700 engines to power its fleet of three leased Airbus A330-200 twinjets from AerCap. The order includes a long term TotalCare® services agreement.
Rolls-Royce announced today that US Airways has chosen Trent 700 engines to power up to 30 Airbus A330-200 twinjets. The value of the new business is approximately $2 billion and includes two long-term TotalCare® services agreements for the Trent 700 and RB211 engine fleets.
EgyptAir has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 700 to power an additional fleet of up to eight Airbus A330s, due for delivery from 2011.
Rolls-Royce today announced its fourth new engine programme in a year with the introduction of the BR725.
A newly-commissioned small engine assembly line at the Rolls-Royce facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, this week completed the assembly and test of its first production RR300 engine for installation in the new Robinson Helicopters’ R66.
Europrop International (EPI) has achieved a double success, delivering the last of the four TP400-D6 flight test engines which will power the first Airbus A400M and reaching the milestone of 1,000 hours of engine ground testing.
Rolls-Royce today announced a $2.6 billion order for its Trent 1000 engines and associated services from Virgin Atlantic. The company also revealed that it is forming an environmental partnership with the airline to cut carbon emissions.
The LHTEC family of advanced CTS800 turboshaft engines has reached a significant milestone, surpassing 35,000 flight hours this month.
Houston, TX: Rolls-Royce, which offers the broadest range of turboshaft engines for helicopters in the world, today forecast an increase in the civil helicopter business when it announced its annual ten-year forecast of worldwide turbine helicopter deliveries.
Houston, TX: Rolls-Royce has opened a new, state-of-the-art Small Engine Assembly Line (SEAL) to assemble and test the company’s Model 250 and RR300 turboshaft engines.
Houston, TX: Rolls-Royce, the world-leading producer of light turbine engines in the helicopter market, announced today that it has been awarded both FAA Type and Production Certification for the RR300 ahead of schedule.
Houston, TX: Rolls-Royce has celebrated the delivery of its 30,000th Model 250 engine, with a ceremony at this year’s Heli-Expo exhibition in Houston, Texas. The engine, a Model 250-C30HU engine, powers the MD Helicopter MD530F program.
Rolls-Royce today took the first step towards its S$320 million (US$225 million) Trent aero engine facility in Singapore with a groundbreaking ceremony at the new Seletar Aerospace Park.
Singapore Aero Engine Services Private Limited (SAESL), which specialises in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Rolls-Royce Trent aero engines, today broke ground on the site for a new two-storey, 12,000 Sq M development located at Calshot Road in Changi, Singapore.
Singapore Airlines has selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 to power a follow-on order for nine firm additional Airbus A380s.
Rolls-Royce today announced an agreement with Synergy Aerospace, part of the Synergy Group Corp. of South America, for Trent XWB engines to power its next-generation widebody fleet of 10 firm and up to 10 option A350 XWB aircraft, due for delivery from 2015.
Rolls-Royce today announced that MatlinPatterson Global Advisers LLC, through an affiiliate, has selected the Trent 700 to power a new fleet of six firm Airbus A330 freighters.
Bangkok Airways has placed firm orders for four firm and two option Airbus A350 XWB aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, with deliveries scheduled from 2015.
Rolls-Royce today announced that Iberia has placed an order for Trent 500s for an additional three firm and three option Airbus A340-600s with deliveries commencing in 2009. Including a TotalCare® long-term services agreement, the value of this business is potentially worth $600 million at list prices.
Rolls-Royce today announced that four customers in Europe, Asia and the US have selected three variants of the Trent aero engine family to power passenger and freighter aircraft.
Rolls-Royce plc today increased its growing presence in the Middle East, where it is playing an important role in the development of the region across all the Group’s business sectors, with orders from Oman Air for Trent 700s and from Dubai Petroleum for Avon 200 industrial engines.
Hong Kong Airlines has chosen Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power its new fleet of 20 Airbus A330-300s. Including a TotalCare® long-term services agreement, the value of the business is around $1.2 billion at list prices.
New Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 and services agreements for European and Latin American AirlinesRolls-Royce announced today that Spanish airline Air Europa and Latin American carrier LAN Airlines S.A., have selected high-efficiency, low-emission Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for new and leased Boeing 787 Dreamliner twinjets.
Rolls-Royce today announced that THAI Airways International has selected the Trent 700 to power a new fleet of eight Airbus A330-300s, in a deal worth around $300 million at engine list prices.
Air Astana, the national airline of Kazakhstan, has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for its initial three Boeing 787-8s, plus a further three of the twinjets for which it has purchase rights.
